Well, so much for the Vancouver Canucks being rewarded after a second consecutive dismal of a season. That’s at least the mentality of many fans right now, as the team went from a bottom-two finish in the NHL to the fifth-overall selection for the second straight year.
Sure, the fact this team is going to miss out on potential superstars Nolan Patrick and Nico Hischier is disappointing. This isn’t last year’s draft where they missed out on Auston Matthews and Patrik Laine, yet still got a hopeful franchise blueliner in Olli Juolevi.